Anest's Opponent Has Nothing To Run On

When I saw the mailers Carol Anest's opponent sent out depicting her as against saving Mill Pond Park and for housing by the busway, I texted her how in both instances her opponent's accusations were absolutely inaccurate. As her sister, she and I have had conversations about how we both agree that any kind of housing along the busway was a bad idea. We discussed the negative impact housing would have on the town, and Carol stated that she wanted the land by the busway to be zoned for commercial use.

And as for the Mill Pond issue, I was again amazed at her opponent's accusations because Carol was the only Town Plan and Zoning Commission member to vote no on the Toll Brothers proposed project on Cedar Mountain. How can her opponent say that she is against saving open space?

Carol has always been an advocate of open space in Newington and was part of the group that drew up the 2020 plan, which is all about preserving and saving open space. Then it dawned on me: Carol's opponent doesn't have the record of public service that Carol has, so he needs to use negative campaign tactics to fill up the space on his mailers.